245L 1975, let’s start dancing! - Page 8

b296 · Nov 4th, 2020, 21:12

Great job on the restoration! - I have a '77 245 in the same colour.

mentepazza · Dec 7th, 2020, 16:47

Painting delayed...base coat applied previously didn’t work and after a few hours in the oven cracked... forcing the bodyshop to take the coat off to bare metal...
Second coat applied from scratch same problem again... back to metal and now finally the base coat seems to be fine and not cracking. An incredible amount of hours of prep involved. Treated like a 1920 Bugatti Royale. Thanks to the bodyshop for being so patient and looking to get the best job possible.

mentepazza · Dec 11th, 2020, 18:44

Finally the light at the end of the tunnel!

griston64 · Dec 11th, 2020, 21:19

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Originally Posted by mentepazza

Finally the light at the end of the tunnel!

Looking good ! What bodyshop did you use ?

Juular · Dec 12th, 2020, 09:42

This is really nice. What colour is this? It looks close to the colour is like to do my 240 in.

b296 · Dec 12th, 2020, 14:26

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Originally Posted by Juular

This is really nice. What colour is this? It looks close to the colour is like to do my 240 in.

Looks great! - I'm guessing medium blue? (code 121).

Othen · Dec 13th, 2020, 06:13

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Originally Posted by mentepazza

Painting delayed...base coat applied previously didn’t work and after a few hours in the oven cracked... forcing the bodyshop to take the coat off to bare metal...
Second coat applied from scratch same problem again... back to metal and now finally the base coat seems to be fine and not cracking. An incredible amount of hours of prep involved. Treated like a 1920 Bugatti Royale. Thanks to the bodyshop for being so patient and looking to get the best job possible.

That is coming on really well, and and looks very good in the blue colour. I hope the body shop is charging a fixed price and not by the hour!

Well done,

Alan

mentepazza · Dec 13th, 2020, 07:52

Colour code 121, Aleutian blue.
The story about this paint job is a bit complicated because we found NOS paint cans from the early 80’s. Which I wanted to use badly. The original paint Volvo used to paint this car. Pure illegal paint now a days

Despite the age that mix of chemicals looked like new.
Chemical didn’t work well with base coat and once dry it kept cracking.
Paint shop sent to lab our paint to understand what would be the right under coat to spray.
Once chemical composition was found, car has been stripped down to metal again and coated using the right product.
Bodyshop went a step farther agreeing to use this paint...which they should not...
Next step the car is going back to the garage for rebuild and once all together, back to the bodyshop to paint door, bonnet and boot.
At the end of this restoration I’ll be broke. I’ll have no money to put petrol in and drive it

but I’ll be happy 😃

mentepazza · Dec 17th, 2020, 23:11

Time to put it back together!

mentepazza · Dec 18th, 2020, 13:29

Floor sound proofing

Dec 18th, 2020, 13:29	#80
mentepazza Member Last Online: Apr 21st, 2024 21:10 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Glasgow	Floor sound proofing Last edited by mentepazza; Dec 18th, 2020 at 13:41.

Nov 4th, 2020, 21:12	#71
b296 Junior Member Last Online: Mar 12th, 2024 14:17 Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: UK	Great job on the restoration! - I have a '77 245 in the same colour.

Dec 7th, 2020, 16:47	#72
mentepazza Member Last Online: Apr 21st, 2024 21:10 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Glasgow	Painting delayed...base coat applied previously didn’t work and after a few hours in the oven cracked... forcing the bodyshop to take the coat off to bare metal... Second coat applied from scratch same problem again... back to metal and now finally the base coat seems to be fine and not cracking. An incredible amount of hours of prep involved. Treated like a 1920 Bugatti Royale. Thanks to the bodyshop for being so patient and looking to get the best job possible.

Dec 11th, 2020, 18:44	#73
mentepazza Member Last Online: Apr 21st, 2024 21:10 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Glasgow	Finally the light at the end of the tunnel!

Dec 12th, 2020, 09:42	#75
Juular Senior Member Last Online: Today 15:43 Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Falkirk	This is really nice. What colour is this? It looks close to the colour is like to do my 240 in.

Dec 13th, 2020, 07:52	#78
mentepazza Member Last Online: Apr 21st, 2024 21:10 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Glasgow	Colour code 121, Aleutian blue. The story about this paint job is a bit complicated because we found NOS paint cans from the early 80’s. Which I wanted to use badly. The original paint Volvo used to paint this car. Pure illegal paint now a days Despite the age that mix of chemicals looked like new. Chemical didn’t work well with base coat and once dry it kept cracking. Paint shop sent to lab our paint to understand what would be the right under coat to spray. Once chemical composition was found, car has been stripped down to metal again and coated using the right product. Bodyshop went a step farther agreeing to use this paint...which they should not... Next step the car is going back to the garage for rebuild and once all together, back to the bodyshop to paint door, bonnet and boot. At the end of this restoration I’ll be broke. I’ll have no money to put petrol in and drive it but I’ll be happy 😃

Dec 17th, 2020, 23:11	#79
mentepazza Member Last Online: Apr 21st, 2024 21:10 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Glasgow	Time to put it back together!

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